Title: Love After Love
Author : Elaine
Date : 29.01.07
Chapter: 2
Rating : M
Warnings : Sex, Death, Possibly Some Swearing.
Characters : Ronon, Ellie, the People of Atlantis and the SGC
Archiving : If You Want
Spoilers : None I Am Aware Of.
Disclaimers : Only Ellie is mine, the others, unfortunately, are not.
Summary: Will Ellie and Ronon's love stand the test of time and all that fate has to throw at them?

Chapter 2

Ellie knew that Rodney was aware of what had happened the moment she stepped into the lab simply because he didn't have anything smart to say to her like he normally did. Instead he gave her his lap top and filled her in on how his experiment was going.

She was grateful he didn't say anything and for once they worked in companionable silence. That was until Rodney suddenly began to mutter something about needing something to eat and Ellie looked up to see him leave the lab as Ronon entered it.

She groaned inwardly as Ronon moved toward her. She had purposely blocked out what he had told her and so still didn't know what to say to him.

"Are you alright?" Ronon asked, his voice gruff.

Ellie nodded. "Just busy".

Ronon smiled but it didn't reach his eyes. He looked around the lab as he searched for something to say.

Just then, Dr Weir's voice buzzed in Ellie's ear and Ronon watched as she tapped the earpiece.

"I'm on my way", she said, getting up and forcing herself to look at Ronon.

"Elizabeth wants to see me", she said going to step around him but Ronon caught her around the waist.

"I don't want to lose you Ellie but I can feel you slipping away already" he said, his voice anguished.

Ellie looked up into his eyes, her heart hurting. She didn't know what to do. What he had told her sounded so ridiculous that it hardly seemed true. But apparently it was.

"I'm just in shock Ronon...I...it's a lot to take in"

"Do you believe me?" he asked, frowning when she looked away.

"Ronon..Elizabeth is waiting..I..." Ellie began but Ronon cut her
off.

"Do you believe me?" he asked again, his voice urgent.

"I have to go" she said pushing his hands away and bolting for the door.

She passed Sheppard but didn't stop and he entered the lab to see Ronon about to destroy a lap top.

"Whoa, buddy, you don't want to be doing' that" he said moving the lap top out of harms way.

"She doesn't believe me" Ronon said and Sheppard sighed.

"You don't know that. She's probably just in shock, I mean to hear your man's...well...you know...it cant be easy".

"She should believe me" Ronon said angrily and Sheppard felt that this particular problem was not going to be an easy one to resolve.

ooOoo

In Weir's office Ellie had just taken a seat.

"Before we begin I just wanted to let you know a full medical examination is going to be carried out on both Ronon and Teyla to try to establish what happened on that planet" Elizabeth said and Ellie
nodded,unsure what to say.

Sensing Ellie's discomfort Elizabeth moved on.

"It would appear you're in demand by the SGC" she said and Ellie raised an eyebrow.

"They want me to go back there?" she asked but Elizabeth shook her head.

"They're bringing the problem to you. The Odyssey needs repairs and since you helped to build her they want you to do the work"

"But surely they cant have the Daedalus and The Odyssey out here at the same time?" Ellie said and Elizabeth smiled.

"The Daedalus will be returning to Earth and The Odyssey will serve us for a while".

"I see" Ellie replied and Elizabeth leaned forward, resting her elbows on her desk as she said,

"Colonel Emerson said to pass on his regards to you, by the way".

"Paul?" Ellie said and Elizabeth nodded.

"He's Commander of The Odyssey now" she informed Ellie who sat back, a genuine smile actually lighting her face as she thought of the Air force Officer who had been part of the Odyssey project when she'd worked on it.

"They should be here at the end of the week. I've sent a copy of the damage report to your lap top so you're aware of the repairs required" Elizabeth said and Ellie stood.

"OK, thanks" she said, turning to leave when Elizabeth said,

"You should know... Teyla is extremely upset about what has happened and is desperate to make amends".

Ellie nodded but said nothing and Elizabeth sighed deeply as Ellie left her alone.

Of all the bizarre things that had happened to Sheppard's team over their time here on Atlantis this had to top them all. She hoped Ellie and Ronon would be OK, after all it had taken them long enough to get together even when everyone, including them, had known they were destined to be together.

Fate was a strange thing.

End Of Part Two